Comments on: Charlie Manuel lays into the Phillies in a closed-door meetinghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:23:29 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: mox19380http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298669
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:32:18 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298669How’s it Ruben’s fault that Bastardo and Stutes aren’t playing close to the level they did last year? Kyle Kendrick was very solid last year was RAJ supposed to know that his era was going jump 5points? Blame RAJ for overpaying Jimmy Rollins but injuries and piss poor performances of the bullpen can’t be blamed on a guy who sits in an office…
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Thu, 10 May 2012 17:28:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298535crisisofinfinitephils says:
“And in pure Philly misplaced arrogance, you fail to consider that it just my be my name”
Sure it is! So I guess we’ll just call you Phils from here on out.

“far as therapy goes I think that the entire city of Philadelphia should undergo treatment for their narcisstic delusions that allow them to think that they are anything more than a two bit hamlet”
So we are, how did you put it, two bit hamlets…..yet here you are posting and replying to a Phillies post, hmmmm, what does that make you, a two-bit troll perhaps.

“But don’t worry about me, I DONT live in the Philly area”
Speaking for the entire Philadelphia area, Thank God for that!…….Bazinga!

]]>By: delawarephilliesfanhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298517
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:08:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-2985177 Consecutive winning Seasons after having had just 7 in the previous 23 years…..5 straight Divisions titles, elimnated from the Wild Card the last day and next to last day of the 2 years they did not make the playoffs, most wins by a Phillies manager, club best single season record, 2 Penanants and 1 World Series…..

So what are the downsides, chewbacka?

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Thu, 10 May 2012 16:29:48 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298478Wow, how quickly the knives come out. Let’s see, the guy has managed 10 seasons, has 1 losing record, 6 division titles, 2 pennants, 1 WS and after a 14-18 start with a terrible offense, he gets the blame and it’s an insult that he was hired?

Jesus.

]]>By: Utley's Hairhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298460
Thu, 10 May 2012 16:16:28 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298460Oh…so you’re a troll…got it.
]]>By: deepstbluhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298450
Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298450“Michael T. ‘Nuf Ced’ McGreevey was the leader of the most vocal fans of the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox), today known as the ‘Royal Rooters’. McGreevey owned the Third Base Saloon, which got its name because, like third base, it was the last stop before home. His saloon was Boston’s original sports bar – it was decorated in a baseball theme, with pictures of the players, and a scoreboard on the outside wall. His nickname ‘Nuf Ced’ was given to him because that was what he usually shouted to end barroom disputes, usually about the Boston Americans and the Boston Braves.”

]]>By: crisisofinfinitephilshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298437
Thu, 10 May 2012 15:54:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298437And in pure Philly misplaced arrogance, you fail to consider that it just my be my name. But as far as therapy goes I think that the entire city of Philadelphia should undergo treatment for their narcisstic delusions that allow them to think that they are anything more than a two bit hamlet. But don’t worry about me, I DONT live in the Philly area.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:42:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298423Chap, that is confirmation bias. The vast majority of times a change in manager during the season has no effect whatsoever…every once in a while, likely by coincidence, a team starts playing better after a managerial change. If there is an effect in those cases, it is almost certainly related to the players not liking the previous manager for personal reasons (e.g., the manager being a giant dick that sucked to play for….) and nothing to do with baseball decisions per se.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298413The Phillies = the 2008 Yankees.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:25:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298404Well, the Phillies and their fans must still be playing on your psyche considering you went out of your way to create a handle pertaining to the Phillies. But, the good news is, with therapy, you can work through your inferiority complex, poor little guy.
]]>By: chew1985http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298385
Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:56 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298385That may be true, but the real problem is that since they are no longer a dominant team, the manager becomes more important. Just as in Cleveland, Charlie is showing that he is not up to the task.

To think the Phillies passed on Jim Leyland to hire Manuel instead is an insult to any real baseball fan.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:12:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298384I know, Joe. I’m riffing on the “helped his own cause” meme with a toccata of the “am I doing this right” meme. I used my Lewis Black impression for that one.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:09:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298378Buh, buh…but theyre the Yankees of the NL. Next your going to tell me they don’t play baseball the RIGHT way all the time despite what they and their fans have told us for the last four years or so.
]]>By: Utley's Hairhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298362
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:55:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298362Freddy was on fire last night. And Cliffy knocked in the first run, and used the entire length of his legs to make it to first.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 14:54:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298361How’s the bridge look from down there, digitaldonnie?
]]>By: charbycharliehttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298356
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:18 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298356Maybe the Phillies should worry about scoring runs and not about trying to be “Old School”.
]]>By: Utley's Hairhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298355
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:49:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298355Do you mean Ryno would’ve taken Kendrick out in the seventh or the eighth? ‘Cause, yes, after the debacle that was the seventh, KK was right back out there in the eighth for more of the same.
]]>By: heyblueyoustinkhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298337
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:22:15 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298337Except for that LaRussa character you mean, right?
]]>By: Jonny 5http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298335
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:19:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298335lol, I ws thinking Kyle instead of Pyle because of all the Phillies staff, Blanton has been been ok lately.
]]>By: chap6869http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/05/10/charlie-manuel-lays-into-the-phillies-in-a-closed-door-meeting/#comment-298331
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:14:01 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=145952#comment-298331I’ll agree with you to a certain point, but, it’s also been proven more often than not that a shake up at the manager position can have a wake me up effect and let’s be honest here, The Phillies are sleepwalking. It’s understandable considering what the team has accomplished in the past but if they think they can just suddenly turn it on and they’ll magically be back in first, they’re going to be sorely mistaken. This division has gotten ALOT tougher in the past year. Yes, we can blame the bullpen for a good portion but there is simply no excuse for the poor fielding, swinging at the first pitch every time a batter comes up, poor preparation( players yesterday even admitted to this), these things fall back on Charlie. The talk this preseason was how they were going to work on fundementals, how they were going to make the opposing pitcher work more by not swinging at the first pitch and basically take a small-ball approach, yet they’ve fallen back on all their old habits, again, Charlie has to take some of the blame for this.
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